Project / Delivery Manager (Remote, Ireland)

About the role

This remote position is for an experienced delivery professional to lead transformation initiatives and improve engineering team operations in Ireland. You will own delivery processes, identify bottlenecks, and implement practical solutions that boost speed, quality, and collaboration.

Key responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end delivery processes, ensuring projects meet business objectives, timelines, and quality standards.
• Analyze existing workflows, pinpoint challenges, and introduce improvements to increase engineering effectiveness and accelerate time‑to‑market.
• Drive change‑management initiatives by implementing new processes, frameworks, and best practices.
• Apply Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Lean, SDLC) to enhance planning, execution, and collaboration.
• Manage scope, risks, dependencies, resource planning, and team capacity across complex initiatives.
• Monitor delivery metrics such as velocity, throughput, lead time, cycle time, CFD, and burn‑down/burn‑up charts for continuous improvement.
• Configure and optimise project‑management tools, including Jira workflows, automation rules, dashboards, and reporting.
• Partner with business stakeholders and technical teams to align expectations, communicate progress, and resolve delivery challenges.

Required profile

• Proven experience as a Project Manager, Delivery Manager, or similar role with documented improvements to delivery processes and team performance.
• Ability to present structured case studies showing challenges identified, solutions implemented, and measurable impact.
• Hands‑on experience introducing process improvements and change initiatives within software development teams.
• Strong knowledge and practical application of Agile methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and software development lifecycle practices.

Required skills

• Agile methodologies
• Scrum
• Kanban
• Lean
• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Jira (custom workflows, roles, JQL, automation, reporting)
• Confluence